New Age Metals Expands Platreef PGM Project Through Strategic Option Of The Gravel Ridge Property Near Lac Des Iles Mine, Northwestern Ontario

April 16, 2026 - TheNewswire – Rockport, Ontario–  New Age Metals Inc. (TSX.V: NAM | OTCQB: NMTLF | FSE: P7J) (“NAM” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire a 100% interest in the Gravel Ridge PGM Property , located proximal to the Lac des Îles Mine in Northwestern Ontario. This acquisition represents a strategic expansion of the Company's Platreef PGM Project and further consolidates its growing platinum group metals (“PGM”) projects in the Thunder Bay Mining Division. Highlights